This page details much of the football history of Frankford High inPhiladelphia, PA. The Pioneers played a patchwork schedule in the1913, 1914 and 1915 seasons, then joined the Public League for the1916 season. They have remained there since. If corrections are needed, please contact Ted Silary at tedtee307@yahoo.comand provide verification of new information, if possible. Thanks! More elements to be added . . . Click here for a Tribute Page for long-time coach Al Angelo. It wascreated in 2009 after he passed away at age 77. And here for picsthat were taken in 2007, when he was honored by a local group.

FRANKFORD'S HISTORY, 1913-2015

(Joined Public League in 1916)

NON-PUBLIC LEAGUE MEMBERS

(Includes City Titles and State Playoffs)

W

L

T

Academy New Church

6

2

2

*-Bethlehem Liberty

0

2

0

Burlington Twp. (NJ)

1

0

1

Carroll

0

1

0

Chestnut Hill Academy

2

2

0

Darby-Colwyn

1

0

0

Dougherty

0

1

0

Downingtown East

0

3

0

Egan

0

1

0

Germantown Academy

2

1

0

Hatboro-Horsham

2

3

0

Haverford High

2

0

0

Haverford School

19

21

5

Judge

0

2

0

La Salle

0

2

0

Malvern Prep

0

1

0

Millville (NJ)

0

1

0

Neshaminy

1

0

0

Neumann

0

1

1

North Catholic

35

43

4

O'Hara

0

1

0

Pedagogy

1

0

0

Penn Charter

4

2

0

Penna. School Deaf

1

2

0

Pennsbury

1

10

0

Roman Catholic

0

2

0

St. James

0

1

0

St. Joseph's Prep

1

2

0

St. Luke's

2

1

0

Strath Haven

0

1

0

Swarthmore High

1

1

0

Swarthmore Prep

0

1

1

Unionville

0

1

0

Upper Darby

0

1

0

Upper Perkiomen

1

0

0

West Catholic

1

1

0

Wood

1

2

0

Youth Development Ctr.

1

0

0

86

116

14

*-both games in state playoffs

PUBLIC LEAGUE MEMBERS

(Includes Non-League Games and Playoffs)

W

L

T

Bartram

26

6

0

Bok

14

2

0

Central

35

20

5

Dobbins

27

2

1

Edison

15

0

0

Franklin

19

2

0

Germantown

42

15

6

Gratz

24

6

2

King

16

4

0

Lincoln

47

11

1

Mastbaum

42

3

0

Northeast

58

34

5

Olney

68

3

4

Overbrook

28

3

2

Penn

2

0

0

Roxborough

18

3

1

Southern

29

13

2

University City

7

0

0

Washington

37

20

3

West Philadelphia

24

11

4

Furness

2

0

0

Fels

9

0

0

Prep Charter

1

1

0

Kensington

1

0

0

591

159

36

Loss to Central's JV in 1915 not included

ALL-TIME PLAYOFF RECORDS, COACHES

(Public League and City Titles Only)

W

L

T

Elwood Geiges

2

1

0

Odie Surrick

0

6

1

Al Angelo

20

11

0

John McAneney

2

1

0

Tom Mullineaux

21

7

0

Mike Capriotti

10

4

0

Will Doggett

6

5

0

61

35

1

1950 PL final ended in tie; Bok won via yardage

Only semi/final in 1981 included (tourney followed strike)

ALL-TIME PLAYOFF RECORDS VS. OPPONENTS

(Public League and City Titles Only)

W

L

T

Bartram

8

1

0

Bok

2

2

0

Carroll

0

1

0

Central

9

3

0

Dobbins

6

0

0

Edison

1

0

0

Egan

0

1

0

Franklin

1

0

0

Furness

1

0

0

Germantown

3

2

0

Gratz

1

0

0

Judge

0

2

0

King

2

2

0

La Salle

0

2

0

Lincoln

2

1

0

Mastbaum

4

2

0

Northeast

3

4

0

O'Hara

0

1

0

Olney

1

0

0

Overbrook

2

0

0

Penn

1

0

0

Roman Catholic

0

1

0

Roxborough

3

0

0

Southeast Catholic

0

1

1

Southern

2

1

0

St. James

0

1

0

St. Joseph's Prep

0

1

0

Washington

6

6

0

West Catholic

1

0

0

West Philadelphia

1

0

0

Wood

1

0

0

61

35

1

1950 PL final ended in tie; Bok won via yardage

Only semi/final in 1981 included (tourney followed strike)

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SCHOOL RECORDS

Most Wins Season 12 in 1975 and 1987Longest Winning Streak 20, last nine games in 2002 and all 11 games in 2003Most Losses Season 7 in 1929 and 2014Longest Losing Streak 7, games two through eight in 1929Most Points Scored Season: 457 in 1997 (11-1 record) Game: 66 vs. Southern in 2001Most Points Allowed Season: 313 in 2014 (5-7 record) Game: 56 vs. Pennsbury in 2014 (56-8) Fewest Points Scored Season 33 in 1929Fewest Points Allowed Season 18 in 1936Most Shutouts Season 8 in 2003Most Times Shut Out Season 7 in 1929Biggest Winning Margin 65 vs. Bok in 1975 (65-0)Biggest Losing Deficit 48 vs. Pennsbury in 2014 (56-8)Longest Shutout Streak 6, games two through seven in 1933Longest Streak Times Shut Out 5, first five games in 1929Longest Streak Without Being Shut Out 128, last three games in 1973, all games in 1974 through 1984 (118 total), first seven games in 1985Longest Streak Without a Shutout 24, last five games in 2013, all 12 games in 2014, first seven games in 2015

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SEASON LEADERS IN RUSHING/PASSING/RECEIVING

(Starts With 1981; Stats for Earlier Seasons Unavailable)

RUSHING LEADERS (Based on Total Yards)

Year

Name

Car.

Yards

YPC

TDs

1981

George Heineman

144

878

6.1

13

1982

Blair Thomas

121

884

7.3

7

1983

Blair Thomas

242

1,506

8.2

23

1984

Blair Thomas

263

1,551

5.9

23

1985

Kevin McCoy

101

562

5.6

11

1986

Kevin McCoy

134

1,131

8.4

18

1987

Sean Parish

184

1,508

8.2

20

1988

Toney Snipes

172

1,095

6.4

7

1989

Montik Goodwin

174

1,242

7.1

10

1990

Damien Adams

188

1,044

5.6

9

1991

Damien Adams

152

969

6.4

9

1992

Rasheen Braddock

210

912

4.3

4

1993

Derrick Lanier

158

903

5.7

6

1994

Eddie Gaskins

99

655

6.6

9

1995

Eddie Gaskins

178

1,466

8.2

18

1996

Eddie Gaskins

198

2,061

10.4

28

1997

Eddie Gaskins

200

1,940

9.7

29

1998

James Allen

128

837

6.5

7

1999

James Allen

110

858

7.8

6

2000

Marcus Waddy

172

1,159

6.7

9

2001

Marcus Waddy

110

738

6.7

12

2002

Mikal Jones

98

790

8.1

9

2003

Jeremy Benson

132

834

6.3

9

2004

Frank Jubilee

162

769

4.7

5

2005

Calvin Spires

172

994

5.8

12

2006

Calvin Spires

146

1,003

6.9

12

2007

Ervin Goodson

70

718

10.3

10

2008

Hakeem Watson

86

642

7.5

9

2009

Tyrell Martin

112

899

8

8

2010

Jeffione Thomas

139

880

6.3

8

2011

Kelly Johnson

105

569

5.4

7

2012

Damion Samuels

129

692

5.4

12

2013

Quinton Ellis

100

673

6.7

6

2014

Ralph Hyland

92

358

3.9

5

2015

Ralph Hyland

167

1,061

6.4

9

PASSING LEADERS (Based on Total Yards)

Year

Name

C-A

Yards

Pct.

TDs

1981

unavailable

1982

Pat Kelly

16-52

346

30.8

6

1983

Lawrence Miller

37-64

608

57.8

7

1984

Lawrence Miller

8-25

181

32

1

1985

Matt Evangelist

37-76

711

48.7

7

1986

Ralph Marano

47-97

664

48.5

9

1987

Terrant Morrison

35-81

562

43.2

6

1988

Nicky DeNofa

18-49

262

36.7

4

1989

Nicky DeNofa

19-56

355

33.9

5

1990

Lawrence King

32-78

501

41

5

1991

Jerry Pollock

27-64

464

42.2

7

1992

Robert Boyle

15-50

408

30

6

1993

Robert Boyle

26-59

556

44.1

9

1994

Steve Szydlik

11-43

205

25.6

4

1995

Steve Szydlik

27-63

723

42.9

9

1996

Steve Szydlik

29-64

750

45.3

11

1997

Jim Nagle

27-48

546

56.3

12

1998

Jim Nagle

48-112

816

42.9

11

1999

Bobby Ronan

18-48

406

37.5

6

2000

Lacey Lancaster

29-66

439

43.9

5

2001

Darrell Turner

35-81

694

43.2

7

2002

Darrell Turner

62-128

909

48.4

13

2003

Lamont Brown

47-83

979

56.6

11

2004

Lamont Brown

64-132

1,137

48.5

12

2005

Ryan Hardy

47-127

886

37

11

2006

Andreas Hudson

55-112

977

49.1

14

2007

Kalif Walker

25-61

457

41

8

2008

Michael McGroarty

10-31

177

32.3

2

2009

Michael McGroarty

24-66

420

36.4

3

2010

Michael McGroarty

54-125

982

43.2

11

2011

Tim DiGiorgio

136-237

2,357

57.4

30

2012

Tim DiGiorgio

107-215

1,704

49.8

14

2013

Marquise Poston

56-154

836

36.4

10

2014

Naim Franklin

31-59

418

52.5

5

2015

Mikey Morell

96-168

1,411

57.1

21

RECEIVING LEADERS (Based on Total Receptions)

Year

Name

Rec.

Yards

YPR

TDs

1981

unavailable

1982

Richard Kershaw

8

209

26.1

5

1983

Cliff Hubbard

12

168

14

3

1984

Stanley Davis

7

172

24.6

1

1985

Kevin McCoy

11

250

22.7

3

1986

Dave Samuel

22

232

10.5

3

1987

Dave Samuel

11

224

20.4

3

1988

unavailable

1989

Montik Goodwin

8

156

19.5

1

1990

Wayne Rice

14

257

18.4

4

1991

Wayne Rice

12

258

21.5

4

1992

William Minor

12

407

33.9

5

1993

Joe Smith

10

260

26

5

1994

Joe Smith

9

271

30.1

4

1995

Saleem Debnam

12

495

41.3

7

1996

Saleem Debnam

16

475

29.7

6

1997

David Kenner

11

297

27

6

1998

David Kenner

16

326

20.4

7

1999

Karl Mitchell

9

222

24.7

5

2000

Gil McCloud

11

112

10.2

2

2001

Adam Hartman

13

266

20.5

1

2002

Adam Hartman

23

388

16.9

9

2003

Michael Washington

19

507

26.7

6

2004

Alonzo Williams

27

581

21.5

7

2005

Alonzo Williams

25

439

17.6

6

2006

J.C. Montgomery

17

395

23.2

7

2007

Malik Ballard

10

216

21.6

5

2008

Eddie Ferrell

7

129

18.4

2

2009

Azario Frost

6

82

13.7

0

2010

Aaron Allison

27

443

16.4

5

2011

Aaron Allison

31

454

14.6

4

2012

Denzel Turbeville

29

536

18.5

4

2013

Rene Herrera

11

240

21.8

3

Juwan Manning

11

182

16.5

1

2014

Devontae Lee

19

506

26.6

8

2015

Esky Lopez

31

564

18.2

6

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RECORDS FOR GAME/SEASON (1981-2015)

(Strong Performances by Previous Players Listed in Italics)

RUSHING YARDS, GAME

Eddie Gaskins

314

1996

Northeast

Eddie Gaskins

267

1996

King

Eddie Gaskins

261

1997

Dobbins

Blair Thomas

252

1984

Edison

Herb Sample

250

1997

Northeast

Eddie Gaskins

245

1996

Roxborough

Blair Thomas

240

1983

Lincoln

George Heineman

239

1981

Bartram

Blair Thomas

238

1982

Frankford

Blair Thomas

237

1984

Olney

RUSHING YARDS, SEASON

Eddie Gaskins

2,061

1996

Eddie Gaskins

1,940

1997

Blair Thomas

1,551

1984

George Benson

1,530

1975

Sean Parish

1,508

1987

Blair Thomas

1,506

1983

Eddie Gaskins

1,466

1995

Montik Goodwin

1,242

1989

Marcus Waddy

1,159

2000

Kevin McCoy

1,131

1986

Toney Snipes

1,095

1988

RUSHING CARRIES, GAME

Blair Thomas

42

1984

Central

Blair Thomas

35

1983

Bartram

Damien Adams

32

1990

Roxborough

Blair Thomas

31

1983

Lincoln

Rasheen Braddock

30

1993

Washington

Blair Thomas

30

1984

Lincoln

Blair Thomas

29

1983

Washington

Rasheen Braddock

29

1993

Burlington Twp. (NJ)

O.J. Thomas

29

1990

Dobbins

Blair Thomas

29

1984

Northeast

RUSHING CARRIES, SEASON

Blair Thomas

263

1984

Blair Thomas

242

1983

Rasheen Braddock

210

1992

Rasheen Braddock

202

1993

Eddie Gaskins

200

1997

Eddie Gaskins

198

1996

Damien Adams

188

1990

Sean Parish

184

1987

O.J. Thomas

178

1991

Montik Goodwin

174

1989

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS, SEASON

Eddie Gaskins

29

1997

Eddie Gaskins

28

1996

George Benson

26

1975

Blair Thomas

23

1983

Blair Thomas

23

1984

Sean Parish

20

1987

Kevin McCoy

18

1986

Eddie Gaskins

18

1995

Herb Sample

16

1997

Theodore McNeil

16

1999

George Heineman

13

1981

PASSING YARDS, GAME

Tim DiGiorgio

304

2011

Washington

Tim DiGiorgio

304

2004

Fels

Tim DiGiorgio

279

2011

Overbrook

Tim DiGiorgio

273

2011

Hatboro-Horsham

Tim DiGiorgio

267

2012

Fels

Tim DiGiorgio

250

2012

La Salle

Tim DiGiorgio

226

2011

Central

Tim DiGiorgio

217

2011

Unionville

Jim Nagle

201

1998

King

Tim DiGiorgio

198

2011

Northeast

PASSING YARDS, SEASON

Tim DiGiorgio

2,357

2011

Warren Mays

1,875

1969

Tim DiGiorgio

1,704

2012

Mikey Morell

1,411

2015

Lamont Brown

1,137

2004

Michael McGroarty

982

2010

Lamont Brown

979

2003

Andreas Hudson

977

2006

Darrell Turner

909

2002

Ryan Hardy

886

2005

Marquise Poston

836

2013

COMPLETIONS, GAME

Tim DiGiorgio

19

2012

Fels

Tim DiGiorgio

16

2012

La Salle

Tim DiGiorgio

21

2011

Washington

Tim DiGiorgio

15

2011

Fels

Tim DiGiorgio

14

2011

Hatboro-Horsham

Tim DiGiorgio

14

2011

Overbrook

Lamont Brown

14

2004

North Catholic

many with 13

COMPLETIONS, SEASON

Tim DiGiorgio

136

2011

Tim DiGiorgio

107

2012

Mikey Morell

96

2015

Lamont Brown

64

2004

Darrell Turner

62

2002

Marquise Poston

56

2013

Andreas Hudson

55

2006

Michael McGroarty

54

2010

Jim Nagle

48

1998

Ralph Marano

47

1986

Lamont Brown

47

2003

ATTEMPTS, GAME

Tim DiGiorgio

36

2011

Unionville

Tim DiGiorgio

32

2012

Wood

Tim DiGiorgio

31

2012

Fels

Tim DiGiorgio

28

2011

Washington

Lamont Brown

28

2004

Washington

Marquise Poston

28

2013

Downingtown East

Tim DiGiorgio

27

2012

La Salle

Mikey Morell

27

2015

Upper Darby

Tim DiGiorgio

26

2011

Washington

Mikey Morell

26

2015

Prep Charter

ATTEMPTS, SEASON

Tim DiGiorgio

237

2011

Tim DiGiorgio

215

2012

Mikey Morell

168

2015

Marquise Poston

154

2013

Lamont Brown

132

2004

Darrell Turner

128

2002

Ryan Hardy

127

2005

Michael McGroarty

125

2010

Jim Nagle

112

1998

Andreas Hudson

112

2006

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS, SEASON

Tim DiGiorgio

30

2011

Mikey Morell

21

2015

Warren Mays

18

1969

Joe Garafalo

14

1976

Andreas Hudson

14

2006

Tim DiGiorgio

14

2012

Darrell Turner

13

2002

Jim Nagle

12

1997

Lamont Brown

12

2004

Steve Szydlik

11

1996

Jim Nagle

11

1998

Lamont Brown

11

2003

Ryan Hardy

11

2005

Michael McGroarty

11

2010

RECEIVING YARDS, GAME

Savoy Martin

175

2011

Hatboro-Horsham

Devontae Lee

171

2014

Fels

Renz Compton

137

2012

Hatboro-Horsham

Esky Lopez

136

2015

Southern

Maurice Miller

134

2004

Washington

Denzel Turbeville

133

2012

Northeast

Alonzo Williams

128

2004

Mastbaum

Aaron Allison

127

2011

Fels

Brandon DeJesus

124

2014

Mastbaum

William Minor

120

1992

Bartram

RECEIVING YARDS, SEASON

Darrell Miller

769

1976

Alonzo Williams

581

2004

Esky Lopez

564

2015

Denzel Turbeville

536

2012

Michael Washington

507

2003

Devontae Lee

506

2014

Saleem Debnam

495

1995

Savoy Martin

487

2011

Saleem Debnam

475

1996

Marquan Scott

474

2011

Aaron Allison

454

2011

RECEPTIONS, GAME

Dave Samuel

11

1986

Central

Aaron Allison

7

2011

Washington

Maurice Miller

6

2004

Washington

Savoy Martin

6

2011

Hatboro-Horsham

Aaron Allison

6

2011

Germantown

Aaron Allison

6

2011

Fels

Dave Samuel

5

1986

Northeast

Adam Hartman

5

2002

Germantown

Michael Washington

5

2003

Central

Maurice Miller

5

2004

North Catholic

Denzel Turbeville

5

2012

Northeast

Juwan Manning

5

2012

Fels

Devontae Lee

5

2014

King

RECEPTIONS, SEASON

Darrell Miller

51

1976

Aaron Allison

31

2011

Esky Lopez

31

2015

Denzel Turbeville

29

2012

Alonzo Williams

27

2004

Aaron Allison

27

2010

Alonzo Williams

25

2005

Wydell Compton

24

2012

Danny Kornegay

24

2015

Adam Hartman

23

2002

Dave Samuel

22

1986

Naim Franklin

22

2015

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS, SEASON

Gregory Taylor

13

1969

Darrell Miller

12

1976

Adam Hartman

9

2002

Renz Compton

8

2011

Devontae Lee

8

2014

Danny Kornegay

8

2015

Saleem Debnam

7

1995

David Kenner

7

1998

Alonzo Williams

7

2004

J.C. Montgomery

7

2006

Savoy Martin

7

2011

Corey Jaynes

6

1986

Saleem Debnam

6

1996

David Kenner

6

1997

Michael Washington

6

2003

Alonzo Williams

6

2005

Esky Lopez

6

2015

TOTAL POINTS, SEASON

TDs/Conv./PAT

Eddie Gaskins

195

1997

34-4-1

Eddie Gaskins

179

1996

29-2-1

Blair Thomas

146

1983

24-1

Blair Thomas

144

1984

24-0

Kevin McCoy

130

1987

21-2

KICKING POINTS, SEASON

PAT/FGs

Alex Peev

58

1994

43-5

Jay DiBello

43

1995

43-0

Jerry Dooling

40

1982

37-1

Tim Neal

40

1996

40-0

Tom Honeyman

39

1987

39-0

Ervin Goodson

30

2006

27-1

Dave DeNofa

28

1981

22-2

T.J. Hughes

27

1991

24-1

Carl Coulter

27

1993

21-2

Jerry Dooling

26

1983

26-0

Jerry Dooling

26

1984

23-1

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FRANKFORD COACHES/RECORDS

NON-PUBLIC LEAGUE ERA

Name

Years

League

Overall

Unavailable

1913-15

None

4-5-1

PUBLIC LEAGUE ERA

Name

Years

League

Overall

Roy Delaplaine

1916

1-2-0

3-3-0

Earl Yeomans

1917

0-5

3-5-0

Elwood Geiges

1918-29

27-24-9

39-37-15

Frank Lightfoot

1930-32

7-8-7

12-11-8

Elwood Geiges

1933-40

35-7-6

45-13-8

Geiges total

62-31-15

84-50-23

Worthington "Odie" Surrick

1941-42

9-3-0

11-5-0

Ted Doering

1943-45

10-5-3

14-9-4

Worthington "Odie" Surrick

1946-64

102-25-6

117-56-8

Surrick total

111-28-6

128-61-8

Al Angelo

1965-84

118-14-4

172-39-5

John McAneney

1985-86

10-2-0

14-6-0

Al Angelo

1987

6-0-0

12-0-0

Angelo total

124-14-4

184-39-5

Tom Mullineaux

1988-03

65-15-0

145-31-1

Mike Capriotti

2004-10

23-12-0

49-33-0

Will Doggett

2011-15

25-4-0

37-22-0

446-126-35

677-275-50

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YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHES/RECORDS

NON-LEAGUE ERA

1913

Unavailable

1 1 0

1914

Unavailable

1 3 0

1915

Unavailable

2 1 1

PUBLIC LEAGUE ERA

1916

Roy Delaplaine

3 3 0

1917

Earl Yeomans

3 5 0

1918

Elwood Geiges

0 3 1

1919

2 5 1

1920

3 4 1

1921

7 0 1

1922

5 1 2

1923

1 6 0

1924

3 3 1

1925

6 1 1

1926

4 2 3

1927

3 3 1

1928

4 2 2

1929

1 7 1

1930

Frank Lightfoot

4 4 2

1931

4 2 5

1932

4 5 1

1933

Elwood Geiges

7 2 0

1934

4 3 1

1935

5 1 2

1936

5 1 2

1937

6 1 1

1938

2 4 2

1939

7 1 0

1940

9 0 0

1941

Odie Surrick

7 1 0

1942

4 4 0

1943

Ted Doering

4 4 1

1944

5 2 2

1945

5 3 1

1946

Odie Surrick

5 4 0

1947

8 2 0

1948

7 1 1

1949

5 3 0

1950

6 3 0

1951

7 1 1

1952

3 5 0

1953

3 4 2

1954

8 2 0

1955

4 5 0

1956

5 3 1

1957

8 1 0

1958

6 3 1

1959

5 5 0

1960

9 2 0

1961

7 4 0

1962

7 2 1

1963

6 4 0

1964

8 2 1

1965

Al Angelo

4 5 1

1966

7 2 1

1967

5 5 0

1968

4 5 1

1969

10 2 0

1970

9 2 0

1971

11 1 0

1972

8 1 1

1973

10 3 0

1974

11 1 0

1975

12 1 0

1976

11 1 0

1977

10 2 0

1978

9 1 1

1979

8 2 0

1980

10 0 0

1981

6 1 0

1982

9 2 0

1983

9 1 0

1984

9 1 0

1985

John McAneney

6 3 0

1986

8 3 0

1987

Al Angelo

12 0 0

1988

Tom Mullineaux

7 3 0

1989

8 2 0

1990

6 4 0

1991

10 2 0

1992

6 5 0

1993

9 1 1

1994

10 1 0

1995

11 1 0

1996

11 1 0

1997

11 1 0

1998

8 3 0

1999

9 1 0

2000

10 2 0

2001

7 3 0

2002

11 1 0

2003

11 0 0

2004

Mike Capriotti

6 4 0

2005

9 5 0

2006

9 3 0

2007

4 6 0

2008

8 3 0

2009

5 7 0

2010

7 5 0

2011

Will Doggett

8 3 0

2012

9 3 0

2013

8 4 0

2014

5 7 0

2015

7 5 0

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FIRST TEAM ALL-CITY HONOREES

(Bulletin, 1971-77; Daily News, 1978-

Year

Name

Pos.

1971

Steve Ebbecke

B

1972

Gary Hegh

RB

Willie Debnam

RB

1973

Rich Geiger

E

1974

Randy Whiteman

E

Lee Felice

LB

1975

Bernie Laster

L

George Benson

RB

1976

Darrell Miller

Rec.

1977

Mike Anhalt

L

Mike McCann

LB

1978

Walter Parrish

L

Chris Yurkow

B

1979

Tony Butler

B

1980

Eric Leaks

L

Bob Brett

E

1981

Brian Ramsey

E

George Heineman

B

1983

Dave Somerville

L

Blair Thomas

RB

1984

Blair Thomas

RB

1985

Matt Evangelist

B

1986

Kevin McCoy

RB

1987

Sean Parish

RB

Mark Dooling

L

1991

Damien Adams

B

1993

Derrick "Wiggles" Lanier

B

1994

Alex Peev

K

Lovato Bowman

B

1995

Raymond Harris

L

Eddie Gaskins

RB

Jeffrey Mims

L

1996

Eddie Gaskins

RB

1997

Eddie Gaskins

RB

Danny Owens

LB

1998

Terrance "Ted" Cook

L

David Kenner

Rec.

1999

Theodore McNeil

LB

James Allen

B

2000

Steve Domico

L

2001

Tracy Williams

L

2002

Adam Hartman

DB

2003

Isaiah "Zeke" Thompson

L

Michael Washington

Rec.

Jeremy Benson

DL

Arnold Mullins

DB

2005

Damon Brockington

LB

2006

Tyree Dudley

DL

2007

Chris Spence

LB

2008

Akeem Smith

DL

Kalif Walker

DB

2009

Tauheed Smith

L

Tyrell Martin

DB

2010

Brandon Russell

L

2012

Renz "Rodeo" Compton

DB

2013

Shareef Miller

DL

Kadar Jones

DL

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DETAILS OF FRANKFORD'S CHAMPIONSHIPS

1933At Franklin FieldFrankford 7, Gratz 0 Wearing a specially-constructed helmet to protect a head injury,fullback Chris Pappas ran or passed for all but 5 yards in agame-opening, 80-yard march that produced the game's only score. Gratzhad allowed no points all season. In the third quarter, Gratz drove toFrankford's 1 before jumping offside and losing its momentum. The gamestarted on a snow-covered surface and was played in sleet accompanied bybiting winds.

1940Decided in Regular SeasonFrankford (6-0-0) Frankford completed a 6-0-0 regular season by downing Germantown,14-6, before 7,000 at La Salle College's McCarthy Stadium. "Indian" JoeNejman was involved in both Pioneer TDs, passing 30 yards to Ed Rzepskiand running 1 yard in the first 10 minutes. Overbrook was second at4-1-1.

1947Decided in Regular SeasonFrankford (6-0-0) The host Pioneers finished 6-0-0 by edging Germantown, 7-0.Craig Stearn recovered a fumbled punt in the end zone to score atouchdown late in the first quarter. Southern (5-0-1) placed second.

1948 Decided in Regular SeasonFrankford (6-0-0) Once again, Frankford captured the title at 6-0-0 by carving outa close, hard-fought win over Germantown, 6-0.Thanks to a short punt,the visiting Pioneers had to cover just 28 yards for their TD, scored byGeorge Foedisch from the 1-foot line. G-town almost scored late in thehalf, but John Terry and Jack Kitabjian combined to tackle ManuelMathios at the 4. Runner-up West went 5-1-0.

1954No Game Frankford and Bok had identical 7-0-0 records during the seasonand compiled the same number of strength points. A vote was held amongPL coaches to pick the champ. Frankford won the vote, 15-1.

1960Decided in Regular SeasonFrankford (8-0-0) The host Pioneers went to 8-0-0 in their finale, but did nothave an easy time. Midway through the third period, they trailed Olney,8-0. But then, Connie Snyder recovered a fumble, ran for a TD, passed toMike Sidelsky for another and added two conversion runs. Bill Samuel'sblocked punt set up the second score. Bartram and Lincoln knotted at6-1-1 for second.

1964Decided in Regular SeasonFrankford (7-0-1) In heavy rain, the visiting Pioneers completed a 7-0-1 campaignby wilting Washington, 14-0. Gary Friedhoff sloshed for both TDs -- 60yards with a blocked punt (Bill Murphens and Gregg McLaughlin did thehonors) and 4 yards from scrimmage (following another blocked punt byMurphens). The runner-up spot went to Germantown and Southern at 7-1-0.

1969At NortheastFrankford 30, Dobbins 8 Craig Henry was the hero in the first regularly-scheduledchampionship game. Henry, who'd spent much of the season serving only asa blocking wingback, caught TD passes of 5, 39 and 23 yards from WarrenMays as Frankford rolled. Henry scored two of his TDs in the final 24seconds of the first half. The Pioneers picked off four passes.

1971At NortheastFrankford 15, Central 0 Rather than its patented wing-T, Frankford used an I formationand Gary Hegh responded with 24 carries for 144 yards and a score. SteveEbbecke passed to Mark Townsell for a TD and Mark Brenfleck kicked a33-yard field goal. On defense, the Pioneers used a six-man line for thefirst time all year and Central was limited to 107 yards total offense.

1973At NortheastFrankford 14, Southern 13 In a wild affair, three touchdowns were scored in the final3:52. Southern took a 7-6 lead as QB Mike DiFeliciantonio gained 2 yardson fourth-and-3 then had the ball wrested out of his hands by teammateFrank Otis, who ran 42 yards for the score. With 1:10 left, Frankford'sAnthony Turiano scored his second TD and Cliff Hutchens hit Jim Wetzelon the conversion. Southern roared back as Mike McKenna raced 80 yardsfor a kickoff-return TD, but on the conversion, George Hall was stoppedinches short of the goal line by Wetzel and Bernie Mullen.

1975At NortheastFrankford 18, Mastbaum 6 George Benson rumbled to 170 yards and two TDs, including a65-yarder, despite losing four fumbles. Receiver Darrell Miller scoredthe other TD when he fell on a fumble by back Rick Bozzelli. ThePioneers' dominant lineman was Bernie Laster, who played throughout theseason with a hernia. Mastbaum scored on a 32-yard return of a blockedpunt by John Adams.

1978At NortheastFrankford 7, Lincoln 6 Chris Yurkow scored Frankford's TD on a 56-yard, first-quarterinterception return and made another interception on Frankford's 5 onthe final play of the game. He also recovered a fumble, forced by MikeSeonia, to end Lincoln's next-to-last series. Tony Verrillo kicked thedecisive PAT. For Lincoln, Zachary Armwood rushed 29 times for 106 yardsand a TD and Wendell Birch passed 8-for-15 for 102 yards, with CoreyMcElveen making two catches for 70 yards.

1980At NortheastFrankford 22, Central 18 Scott Croft threw an 18-yard TD pass to Mike Gourdine to giveFrankford a 15-12 lead, then ran 2 yards for a score with 1:40 remainingafter Central had stormed ahead on a 58-yard bomb from Joel Murphy(6-for-16, 127 yards) to Vic Bellamy. At 10-0-0, the Pioneers posted thebest record in school history and its first-team defense allowed justthree TDs all season.

1981At NortheastFrankford 34, Washington 8 George Heineman scored four TDs as the Pioneers collected theireighth title in 13 years. Heineman returned a fumble 48 yards for ascore to wreck Washington's first play from scrimmage. He also rushed 27times for 158 yards and two scores and caught a 9-yard scoring pass fromDave DeNofa. For the season, Heineman scored 17 of Frankford's 29 TDs.DeNofa, who in the regular season had set an area record by kicking ninePAT in one game, hammered field goals of 25 and 29 yards and added fourPAT.

1984At NortheastFrankford 16, Central 0 Blair Thomas carried 42 times for 167 yards and a TD to giveretiring coach Al Angelo a 172-39-5 record in 20 seasons along with ninePL titles. Thomas finished his career with career city-leagues recordsfor rushing attempts (626), rushing yards (3,941), rushing TDs (55) andtotal TDs (59). For Central, Rich Drayton made three receptions for 50yards.

1986At NortheastFrankford 42, Bartram 6 Under John McAneney, who'd coached Northeast to its 1983 title,Frankford frolicked after spotting Bartram a 6-0 lead. Kevin McCoyrushed 13 times for 106 yards and two TDs and added a third score on an85-yard interception return. Sean Parish contributed 64 yards and twoTDs on nine rushes. The Pioneers' primary lead blocker was 5-2,135-pound fullback Demetrius Mims. Bartram was limited to 40 yards totaloffense and five first downs.

1987At NortheastFrankford 42, Dobbins 14 With Al Angelo back as coach for one final season, Frankford seta city-leagues record for points in a season with 454 (Bishop Egan hadscored 438 in 1966) and became the first PL team to finish a season12-0. Darren Swift (19-137) and Sean Parish (11-106) rushed for two TDsapiece. Angelo finished 184-39-5 and broke the city-leagues record forcareer wins (170) set by Neumann's Paul Bartolomeo from 1946-78. ForDobbins, Marcel White passed 11-for-29 for 195 yards and two TDs whileMarc Keller made six receptions for 121 yards and a score.

1996At NortheastFrankford 28, Dobbins 0 Running through a driving rain on a bare field that was reducedto mud-pit status, Eddie Gaskins produced 160 yards and two TDs on 17carries to give nine-year Frankford coach Tom Mullineaux his firsttitle. Gaskins became the second 2,000-yard, one-season rusher in cityhistory (2,061) and tied the one-season city mark for TDs (29, 28 onrushes). Also, he raised his career rushing yardage total to 4,182, bestin city-leagues history. Steve Szydlik ran for one TD and passed toJames Clay for another. Frankford finished 11-1 (20-19 Thanksgiving lossto North Catholic) and scored 417 points (34.8 average). LinebackersChris Covington and Danny Owens and lineman Ronald James helped to holdDobbins to one first down, 4 yards total offense and 27 plays.

1997At NortheastFrankford 31, Northeast 21 Capping the most productive career, by far, for a running backin city-leagues history, 5-10, 205-pound halfback Eddie Gaskins rushed26 times for 206 yards and a game-record three touchdowns. Gaskinsfinished the season with 200 carries for 1,940 yards and a record-tying29 TDs. He tied the record for overall TDs (31) and broke the record forpoints (195). In his career, Gaskins rushed 675 times for city-leaguesmarks in yards (6,122) and TDs (84) while also claiming marks for totalTDs (87) and points (536). Nevertheless, Frankford's rushing leader was145-pound fullback Herbert "Pitter" Sample, who produced a game-record250 yards and two TDs on 24 carries. When Sample ran 19 yards for a lateTD, the Pioneers broke their own city-leagues record for points in aseason. They scored 457, averaging 38.1. They'd scored 454 in '87. Alsosetting a game record was Northeast's Dante Poole, who ran 93 yards fromscrimmage -- longest run in PL postseason history -- for an early score.Poole finished with 16 carries for 178 yards. In Gaskins' four seasons,Frankford roared to a 43-4 overall record.

2002At NortheastFrankford 14, Washington 6 The game was postponed twice and was finally played Dec. 14in mud and off-and-on drizzle. On the game's second series, Frankfordjumped to a 6-0 lead as freshman Brandon Norris (21-119) zoomed 48yards. The Pioneers punted to end their next series and when the ballbounced off the return man, Michael Washington recovered at the 25.Darrell "D.J." Turner's TD toss to Adam Hartman followed. Washingtonanswered three plays later on Larry Turner's 26-yard TD. In the fourthquarter, Washington saw drives end at Frankford's 28, 15 and 32. On thegame's final play, Sharif Nash and Hartman were present to make sure thepass would fall incomplete.

2003At NortheastFrankford 12, Washington 0 The Pioneers (11-0) sent coach Tom Mullineaux into expectedretirementbygiving him a second consecutive title (four total) and extending theirwinning streak to 20 games. Also, they set a school record with theireighthshutout. Jeremy Benson (16-84) and Arnold Mullins (13-67) ran for one TDapiece while soph Brandon Norris added 80 yards on eight carries. ErvinHook picked up a blocked punt and ran for first-down yardage, setting upMullins' score. He also had an interception at the 10 to preserve theshutout. Andre Mungin also had a pick. Isaiah "Zeke" Thompson postedtwo sacks and Ray Williams recovered a fumble. For Washington, juniorJerryButler (15-37) lifted his season rushing total to a school record 1,247.This game was postponed by snow, from a Saturday to the followingWednesdaynight, and was played in the rain on a surface that was muddyeven beforehand.

2005At NortheastFrankford 14, Northeast 13 The Pioneers, who won their first two playoff games by three points total,again walked the tightrope and had some hairy moments while making it across.After Calvin Spires (16-80) ran 5 yards for a TD with 6:42 left, second-yearcoach Mike Capriotti at first sent the kicking unit onto the field. He then calledtime out and changed his mind after getting a signal to go for two from his father,Ray; both had been rushing stars for Frankford. QB Ryan Hardy then ran for theconversion. A strip/recovery by Jesse Joseph gave Northeast a last chance, butthree downs produced just two yards and Chris Mountney was unable to hit a38-yard field goal. Christopher "Boobie" Wilson made a fumble recovery to setup Spires' score and the Pioneers' first TD came on Nate Johnson's 33-yard returnof a midair fumble (hit by Damon Brockington/Chris Cruz). Charles McGinn scoredon a pair of 1-yard sneaks for Northeast while Lamone Fox rushed 22 times for98 yards.

2006At NortheastFrankford 15, Washington 14 On fourth and goal from a foot, Ervin Goodson hammered an 18-yard fieldgoal high and true through the uprights as the Pioneers went to 4-0 all-time in finalsdecided by one point. Steven Ortega and Terrell Lewis had combined to dropWashington's punter (dropped snap) for an 11-yard loss back to the 5 with 2:18left. Washington called two timeouts in an attempt to ice Goodson, who wasattempting his first career FG. Frankford's TDs went to Goodson (3-76) on a passfrom Andreas Hudson (7-for-13, 130 yards) and Nate Johnson on a run. JoshBurnett and Dwayne Lewis, Terrell's brother, halved 16 tackles. Fateen Brown(21-82) and Jay Sloh ran for Washington's TDs while Rich McPhail and AnthonyBright posted picks.

2012AAAA DIVISIONAt NortheastFrankford 30, Washington 16 Marquise Poston notched a TD on a 12-yard, midair fumble return (ball dislodged byKadar Jones) as the Pioneers rolled to a 23-0 lead. Then, with Washington down byjust seven points midway through the fourth quarter, he needed to make two more bigplays. First he used a late dive to down a punt on the 1. Three plays later he intercepteda pass on the 10. Though Poston fumbled after being hit by the intended receiver, ReneVillafane, the ball was scooped up on the 5 by Anthony Wright-Downing, whotrotted into the end zone for the clinching TD. With coach Will Doggett in his nativeLouisiana due to a family emergency, the Pioneers were guided by chief assistant JuanNamnun. With the players gathered 'round, Namnun called Doggett on his cell phone andyelled that a championship had been won, inducing everyone to roar with glee. Tim DiGiorgiopassed 6-for-14 for 114 yards and a TD to Brandon Jack while Damion Samuels raced 64yards for a score. For Washington, Dave Gavrilov passed 13-for-29 for 172 yards and twoTDs to Shaquon Allen, but was victimized for four picks (two by Christian Santiago).

2013AAAA DIVISIONAt NortheastFrankford 30, Washington 3 Damion "Jawsy" Samuels churned for 111 yards and two TDs on 10 carries as thePioneers claimed a second consecutive title. Quinton Ellis (rush) and Prince Cooper(catch) also scored six-pointers while Ellis and Marquise Poston hustled for interceptions.Chris Schlegel kicked a 25-yard field goal for Washington, which failed to score a TD forthe only the second time in coach Ron Cohen's 71 playoff games.

DETAILS OF FRANKFORD'S CITY TITLES

1940At Franklin FieldFrankford 13, West Catholic 0"Indian" Joe Nejman passed 5 yards for a TD to Ed Rzepski with 15 seconds remainingin the first half, then ran for a third-quarter score of his own and Vince Galeone kickedthe PAT. Rzepski had an interception to set up his score and helped set up Nejman's when herecovered the ball after Ed Kotz blocked a punt with his face. West's best thrust took it onlyto Frankford's 37. Frankford QB Romeo Capriotti missed the game with an injury. Westrunning back Jack Kelly left the game with a broken ankle.

1978At Kennedy StadiumFrankford 27, Wood 7 In a driving rainstorm, which turned the natural surface at Kennedy Stadium into amud-covered mess, Frankford relied almost exclusively on the straight-ahead running offullback Joe Galasso, who responded with 155 yards and two TDs on 30 carries. ThePioneers were just the PL's third winner since 1951. Coach Al Angelo had been 0-8-1 incity title appearances as a player, assistant and head coach. Chris Yurkow ran for one TDand completed his only pass for another. Walt Parrish made four tackles for losses andrecovered an errant pitchout. For Wood, John Kafel returned the second half kickoff 80yards for a TD.